CU Anschutz Medical Campus Holiday Schedules

Fiscal Year 2023-24

2023 Date	Day	Holiday
July 3 **	Monday	Chancellor's Administrative Day
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day
September 4	Monday	Labor Day
November 23	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
November 24	Friday	In lieu of Mother Cabrini Day
December 25	Monday	Christmas Day
December 26	Tuesday	In lieu of Christmas Eve

2024 Date	Day	Holiday
January 1	Monday	New year's Day
January 15	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 19	Monday	President's Day
May 27	Monday	Memorial Day
Personal Observance Day	To be used by June 30, 2024	In lieu of Juneteenth

* Holiday falls on a weekend. Holiday is observed on the business day indicated.

** These are revised dates for the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as per Chancellor Elliman’s communications.

When entering time, employees should not select the earn code HOL for July 3. Instead, most employees will record these three dates as Administrative Leave.

Essential personnel and those employees with clinical responsibilities and other critical functions requiring them to be on campus during that week will receive equivalent administrative and holiday leave to take at a more convenient time, in coordination with their supervisor, prior to the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2024.

Juneteenth Personal Observance Day - CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Update for FY 2024-25 onward: Juneteenth – June 19th – will be a designated holiday and will no longer be considered a personal observance day.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, employees may use their personal observance day (floating holiday) before June 30, 2024.
Use of the personal observance day should be made in consultation with your supervisor.
Requests should be made in advance, by entering the earnings code Personal Observance Day in your My Leave. If your department doesn't use My Leave, please check with your department HR liaison on how to track the time.
Employees who leave the university at any time during the year will be able to use the personal observance day before they depart. The day would not be paid out if an employee does not take it.

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CU Anschutz Holiday Schedule

Important Notes

Anschutz Medical Campus: Holidays observed by units specifically serving the Anschutz Medical Campus and its schools and colleges. If employees have critical clinical, research, teaching, or other responsibilities that require they work a given holiday, they will be given an alternative day off.

Consolidated Units: Consolidated units serving both campuses remain open on campus-specific holidays. Each employee will request either the Denver Campus or Anschutz Medical Campus holiday schedule for the fiscal year. Typically, if the employee has a primary campus, they select that campus holiday schedule. Employees should indicate their holiday schedule in the Employee Portal under: My Info and Pay > My Leave > Preferences > Holiday Schedule.

For more information and guidance on administering holiday leave, reference Administrative Policy Statement 4018: Holidays.

Fiscal Year 2024-25

2024 Date	Day	Holiday
July 4	Thursday	Independence Day
September 2	Monday	Labor Day
November 28	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
November 29	Friday	Day after Thanksgiving in lieu of Mother Cabrini Day
December 23	Monday	Winter Break
December 24	Tuesday	Christmas Eve in lieu of Veterans Day
December 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day
December 26	Thursday	Winter Break
December 27	Friday	Winter Break

2025 Date	Day	Holiday
January 1	Wednesday	New Year's Day
January 20	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17	Monday	Presidents Day
May 26	Monday	Memorial Day
June 19	Thursday	Juneteenth Day

Essential personnel and those employees with clinical responsibilities requiring them to be on campus on a designated holiday will receive equivalent administrative leave to take at an alternate time, in coordination with their supervisor, prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Fiscal Year 2025-26

2025 Date	Day	Holiday
July 4	Friday	Independence Day
September 1	Monday	Labor Day
November 27	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
November 28	Friday	Day after Thanksgiving in lieu of Mother Cabrini Day
December 22	Monday	Winter Break
December 23	Tuesday	Winter Break
December 24	Wednesday	Christmas Eve in lieu of Veterans Day
December 25	Thursday	Christmas Day
December 26	Friday	Winter Break

2026 Date	Day	Holiday
January 1	Thursday	New Year's Day
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 16	Monday	Presidents Day
May 25	Monday	Memorial Day
June 19	Friday	Juneteenth Day

Chancellor's Winter Holiday Message FAQs

Downloadable version of the FY2023-24 Winter Holiday FAQs

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This means that all work and classes (on-site or remote) on the CU Anschutz Medical campus is suspended beginning end of business day on Friday, December 22 through Monday, January 1, resuming Tuesday, January 2. However, essential employees with clinical responsibilities and other critical functions may be required to be on campus during the winter Holiday Closure.

You are considered essential if you work in any University of Colorado Hospital or Children’s Hospital Colorado space during this period, and/or are responsible for patient care and clinical operations in another site of practice that are unable to close or if you have received an essential personnel card or it has been designated in your offer letter (i.e., facilities, police, etc.). You may choose alternate days before 6/30/2024 with your supervisors’ approval. If you are unsure if your position is considered essential, you can ask your supervisor or HR business partner.

The additional time should only be recorded in PeopleSoft HCM / My.Leave.

The 28th and 29th of December should be recorded as “Administrative Leave” with a note “Holiday Closure” in the description field.
The 25th and 26th of December and January 1st will be updated to official holidays on your MyLeave and should not require any additional entry on the employee’s behalf.
The 27th, 28th, and 29th of December should be recorded as “Administrative Leave” with a note “Holiday Closure” in the description field.

If you work on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, you must use the time between December 25, 2023 – January 1, 2024. If you work in any University of Colorado Hospital or Children’s Hospital Colorado space during this period, are responsible for patient care and clinical operations in another site of practice, or you are designated as essential personnel, you may choose alternate days before 6/30/2024 with your supervisors’ approval.

Essential employees will work with their supervisors to schedule the additional paid time off that is most effective for operations and scheduling. They will have until June 30, 2024, to use this additional time off. Additional time off will be counted toward overtime for those that are designated as essential staff.

The employee receives the day (eight hours of additional administrative leave) off, but must either be charged vacation for the hours normally worked that day over eight hours, work the extra time another day of the same week, or revert to a schedule of eight hours a day for the five days of that week, or be docked for those unpaid hours of time.

Yes. Additional administrative leave is given during this time. If the employee is on paid status and on FMLA the department will still track the hours used for FMLA. If the employee is using Paid Parental leave the additional administrative leave will not count against their balance at that time.

Appointing authorities (CU Anschutz Chancellor) may designate alternative holiday schedules for the fiscal year. Classified employee will receive the equivalent of the full complement of holidays for the 2023-24 fiscal year and beyond. Employees who are required to work on any of the State observed holidays shall be granted an alternate day off in the same fiscal year.

Holiday Pay for Observed Holiday Not Worked Employees shall receive 8 hours (prorated for permanent part-time employees) of paid holiday leave at their regular base rate of pay for each State observed holiday (or campus designated alternate holiday) not worked. Employees on short-term or long-term disability at the time of a holiday will continue to be paid through the disability benefit. There is no additional holiday pay.
Holiday Pay for Observed Holiday Worked (non-exempt employees) Unless the employee requests an alternate holiday to observe, that employee shall be paid premium pay equal to 1.5x their regular base rate of pay or corresponding compensatory time for all hours worked on that State observed (or campus designated alternate holiday).

Who can I contact with additional questions?

If you have any questions, please reach first out to your school/college/administrative unit HR Business Partner; some campus units use tools other than My Leave to record time and leave, so they are your first source for questions on leave entry.

The School of Medicine HR Team can answer further questions not captured here at:
SOM.HR@ucdenver.edu

The Employee Relations Team can answer further questions not captured here at:
ERP.Communications@cuanschutz.edu

The HR Operations Team can answer further questions not captured here at:
Human.Resources@cuanschutz.edu

Please note the holiday calendar varies from year to year. Information pertaining to FY23-24 will be made available at a later date.

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